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26 The Branksome Slogan THE TEMPLE I entered in, but not into The spirit of the church. A cougfi, A sneeze disturbed me and my thoughts, Which Would have flown past stars aloft. Within me lay, siuppressed and still. I left the mian-made house of iGod, I wandereid through the shady woods, Till, peeping through, I saw the sea, I saw the waves crash on the rocks. The rain refreshed me and I knew ! My prayer soared high in thank- fulness That He had shown His house to me. JOCELYN BAKER (Form IV A). TO A PRIMROSE The primrose, laughing up at me, Its petals wide apart with glee Bobbing, nodding, smiling too Enthralling ' til, as though with glee. My feet were fastened to the sod That I might watch the flower nod And sweep and caper with the wind. But then the blushing petals fall And life comes to an end. It always makes me sorrow though To see the wind, once Primrose ' beau, Now buffet, push and mock the meek. Seemingly to me to seek The fair bright bloom ' s disaster. At last, it stands in high white grass Alone, o ' er which the fall will pass. But soon the bud it holds within Will blossom forth to nod and grin And make the world a happy place For others old and young, in case They ' ve never seen a beauty bright To make one spot a lovely sight. CYNTHIA GOODING (Form IV C). THE DEAD LAKE The water lay as calm as death — Its shroud the breathless air. And by its edge the lifeless trees And cMffs stood silent there. Beyond the farthest shore arose A cloud, and darkness spread ; And then the wind aind rain began To lash the pine-clad dead. The heavy corpse began to stir : Its Hmbs took life and hurled The angry waters at the cliff Where v hite caps foamed and swirled. But when the storm, its anger spent, Beyond the hills had sped, The fitful form grew calm again And lay as lie the dead. MARY VAN WYCK (Form III A).
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The Branksome Slogan 25 he had gone about three miles, Jacques began to feel a little uneasy and gazed behind him several times, half expecting to see a ghostly figure sliding from tree to tree. He was coming to a long stretch where they had been repairing the road. The woods loomed up dark on either side, and the sudden neigh of the horse nearly made Jacques fall off the buckboard with fright. He was beginning to regret his heroism and wished that he was safe at home. Suddenly, something struck him across the back with a terrific whack, which seint him to the floor of the buckboard on his hands and knees. He dared not look back for fear of what he might see, but seized the reins and whipped up the mare. He was trembling so that he could hardly hold the reins. Then something struck the seat, and he broke out into a cold sweat. The horse, frightened by the noise, rushed over the rough road, and the buckboard swayed dafngerously. Jacques, by this time, had control of the reins, and the frightful whacks continued repeatedly. He was nearly beside himself with fear and crouched on the floor with the rug over his head, praying to all the saints to defend him and vowing that he would never again venture out on Tousaint. After what seemed like ages, Jacques felt the buckboard swing around the familiar drive way, and heard the crunch of the gravel under the horse ' s hoofs. The panting animal drew up m front of the barn door, and only then did the horrible whacking cease. Jacques leaped down from the buckboard, and shouting at the top of his voice that evil sipirits were after him, tore to the house. His old father wakened by the noise, hurried into the kitchen, fumbled with the latch, and opened the door. Jacques rushed in, slammed the door shut, and bolted it. By this time the whole family had been aroused. Jacques stood with his back against the door, his hair dishevelled, his eyes wild, his breath coming in short, sharp gasps. When he explained what had happened, his father reminded him that it was his own fault, and without further comment proceeded to the barn to put the mare away. Next morning when Jacques went to get the buckboard ready for church, he noticed a long sapling caught in the wheel. He gazed at it stupidly for several seconds, and the truth slowly dawned upon him. He glanced around, to be sure that no one was watching and carefully removed it. To the astonishment of his family, Jacques never mentioned the incident again. JEAN SEIFERT (Form niA).
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